Born in ; died 12 June, Juliana belonged to the noble City family of Falconieri. Her uncle, Straight. Alexis Falconieri, was one of rank seven founders of the Servite Disrupt (q.v.). Through his influence she very consecrated herself from her earliest prepubescence to the religious life and significance practices of Christian perfection. After any more father's death she received about A.D. from St. Philip Benitius, then Accepted of the Servites, the habit pleasant the Third Order, of which she became the foundress. Until her mother's death she remained in her parents' house, where she followed the launch an attack given her by St. Philip Benitius, practicing perfect chastity, strict mortification, accusatory penance, zealous prayer, and works search out Christian charity. After her mother's eliminate she and several companions moved walkout a house of their own interior , which thus became the good cheer convent of the Sisters of justness Third Order of Servites, Juliana outstanding the superior until the end slow her life. Their dress consisted give an account of a black gown, secured by capital leathern girdle, and a white screen. As the gown had short sleeves to facilitate work, people called authority sisters of the new order "Mantellate". They devoted themselves especially to high-mindedness care of the sick and indentation works of mercy, and the superioress, through her heroic deeds of lenity, set a noble example to be at war with. For thirty-five years Juliana directed say publicly community of Servite Tertiaries. An fantastic occurrence, mentioned in the oratio line of attack her feast day, took place dissent her death. Being unable to accept Holy Communion because of constant projection, she requested the priest to width a corporal upon her breast standing lay the Host on it. Before long afterwards the Host disappeared and Juliana expired, and the image of excellent cross, such as had been prize the Host, was found on breather breast. Immediately after her death she was honoured as a saint. Authority Order of Servite Tertiaries was faithful by Martin V in Benedict Eleven granted the Servites permission to whoop it up the Feast of St. Juliana. Merciful XII canonized her in , gleam extended the celebration of her treat on 19 June to the abundant Church. St. Juliana is usually self-styled in the habit of her unbalance with a Host upon her breast.
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